A four-story residential building could be headed for 406 Wyona Street in East New York, with newly filed permits calling for 17 residences, a penthouse and a steel-based structure rising 50 feet above the block. The project would sit between Blake Avenue and Sutter Avenue, a short walk from the Van Siclen Avenue subway station.
The filing was reported by New York YIMBY, which identifies Sam Lebovits as the owner behind the applications and Mohammad Ahead, P.E., as the architect of record. According to the outlet, the proposed development would yield 8,628 square feet of residential space, working out to an average unit size of 507 square feet across the 17 homes, which are most likely to be rentals.
What the Plans Show
Beyond the unit count and square footage, the filing describes a building with a 23-foot-long rear yard and a penthouse level, all supported by a steel-based structural system.
No demolition permits have been filed for the site, and no estimated completion date has been announced, per the same account. Those gaps leave open basic questions about what currently occupies the lot and how soon construction might begin, questions that remain unresolved in the available filing.
Transit Access and Neighborhood Location
The Wyona Street address sits close to the Van Siclen Avenue subway station, which is served by the 3 train, giving future residents a direct transit link without needing a car for daily commutes. The block's position between Blake Avenue and Sutter Avenue places it within East New York's broader residential fabric, an area that has seen a steady stream of small to mid-size apartment filings in recent months.
Nearby, permits were also filed for a three-story residential building at 800 Barbey Street in East New York, according to a separate New York YIMBY report. A seven-story mixed-use building was reported filed for 439 Liberty Avenue in the same neighborhood as well, suggesting a cluster of new residential activity across the area.
Part of a Broader Permitting Surge
The Wyona Street filing lands amid a citywide uptick in new building applications. Developers sought permits to build 21.2 million square feet across 577 new projects citywide in the first quarter of 2026, a 74% year-over-year jump, according to Bisnow. Nearly half of those proposed buildings were multifamily, with permits filed for more than 16,800 units across 281 developments, and Brooklyn accounted for 21% of the city's new building filings during that quarter, the outlet reported.
Small-scale projects like the one planned for Wyona Street are not unusual in that mix — 164 new building filings citywide in the first quarter of 2026 were for 50 units or fewer, per Bisnow's reporting. Still, the industry group REBNY cautioned that the quarter's numbers were not yet indicative of a sustained return to record highs, a note of restraint amid the jump in filings.
Residents curious about the project's status can track its progress through New York City's Building Information System, which the Department of Buildings says includes property profile pages, permits, job applications, violations and inspection records. The Department of City Planning's ZoLa tool can also be used to research zoning for the parcel and see how it fits into broader neighborhood proposals.
